With two weeks down that leaves 12 to go but so far I am feeling good…or great but I don’t want to jinx it. Here’s how week 2 looked: Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 2 (8/24-8/30): Sunday 8/24: Rest Monday 8/25: 4.7 miles with no garmin (I couldn’t get a satellite but later mapped my route on MapMyRun.) Tuesday 8/26: 6.2 miles with 3 miles at 7:58, 7:57, 7:52 and hill repeats. Overall average pace 8:17) ... Read the Post...
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Back To School Strength Circuit
As I have started training for my next marathon I am still trying to incorporate strength workouts when I can. I’m no longer taking body pump classes because I feel like they are pretty tough on my body and take up a little more time than I would like. I’m trying to focus everything on running during this training cycle, which means cutting out some of the other stuff. On the day of a short run I have been doing some ... Read the Post...
Pre-Race Nerves
On Wednesday night I had my first dream about the Philadelphia Marathon. I say my first because I’m sure there will be many more to come. I mean, it's still 12+ weeks away so I was a little surprised that I had one so soon. I was always one to have dreams about going back to school and I still have dreams about work when I have something important coming up. You remember the back to school dreams? Being late for ... Read the Post...
Thinking Out Loud #15
Well its Thursday again which means as usual its time to think out loud! Let’s see, what have I been thinking about this week? Running Aren’t I always thinking about running? This week running has been really good. Besides the little foot scare earlier in the week, I have felt great. I hit all my splits right on target for Wednesday’s workout and my body has been cooperating nicely. But really, I think it has a lot ... Read the Post...